Garment pocket attachment



Sept. 12, 1950 R. B. LEWIS 2,522,051

GARMENT POCKET ATTACHMENT Filed May 29, 1947 2 sheets-sheet 1 F fiaerziilezyzig Sgpt. 12, 1950 R. B. LEWIS 2,522,051

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Patented Sept. 12, 1950 Robert I inionville, N. Y., assignor. ,to; State Line Service Incorporated, Unionvllle,;

' f YQ, ammu ion of Newr York 1 g I Application May 29; 1947;Seriallid 751,356 a ZEC inst (01.2 252) Thisinvention relates in general LtOPOCkBtS, and more particularly to attachmentsadapted to be removably insertedin a garment pocket to keepthequpper portion of thelpocketunder ten-i sion and thus enable the pocket walls1to retain 5, objects and articlesplacedtherein. 1, i

It is anobject of :my invention to provide a garment pocket attachment; that may beuquickly and easily attached and removed from. the pocket, ,v 1

\ It is another object of my. inventionrto provide a garment pocket attachment that will prevent the spilling of articles I placed within the pocket, nomatter what position the garment wearer assumes. a v

@It is still anotherobject of my invention to provide a garment pocket attachment thatlwill. keep the upper portion or hem off the: pocketrun-H der tension and in alignment. t I. v 1

my invention which may be used inpockets ofdifferent width, l,

Figure 7 is ar-front view of anQthermOdifica-J tion of my invention that maytbe utilizedin pockets of differentwidthw .-:i v

Figure 8 is a front View of another embodia ment of my invention inlwhichrspring: biased.

10;; utilized on pockets of. different size. Y

the device illustrated inFigure 8 and taken along the planes 9-9 and lll-'lll respectively.-

Figure 11 is a frontlview of :afurthermodificatin of the invention.

illustratedin Figure 11. v v.

a pocket attachment which will cause the pocket to retain articles placed therein but which-at tachment will not change the outward: appearanceof the pocket. 1

the shirt along the peripheryofuthepieceof maobjects are placed in a pocket such as the one lt i v tillt nother object of my. invention to Zflillus'trated, theuppen portion of the pocket; indicated as l3,-1wil1 gape open and .permitxthe articles within the pocket to fall out when th'ewearer bends over. To-wpreventithis, I haveprovidedi provide a pocket attachment formed of a flexible, 1 resilient material thatyvill place the, upper pori i tion of the pocket underjtensiomandmalignazdevice generally indicated bylthe reference nuvide a pocket keeper that is formed of spring sionm. J metal and extendsat leastthe full width of the tfik tat he.mquthther of.

Still another object of my invention is tog-pro;

mouth of th'e pocket taut, such attachment operatingswith equal efficiency on pockets having diiferent widths. -v l wt" 01- The aboyeand other objects and advantages the width of the pocket at the upper portion I3 and if desired, a little longer in orderto stretch that portion of the pocket. Mounted on the bar 15-; by weldihg, soldering or other suitable means ewillbecome readily apparent when the following 4 m a plurality of fasteners l6; r'Ihe fasteners are of a type that arewellknownand comprise a specificationis read in conjunctioniwith the acportion of soft metal that is bent overto form a :Figure 1 is a front view ofia' garment-having agpocket in which is fitted an iattachmnt embodying-myinventi'on. f" j? :Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view-of the garplane 2 2 offFigure Figure 3 is a perspective view of the pocket at- Figure 4 is a rearview of a modified form of one in the middle of the bar [5. Thisarrange pocket keeper or attachment embodying my inment may be changed as to number and location of fasteners if so desired.

.To use the device, the fasteners l6 are opened 55 up and the bar is is placed on the inside of the Figure-5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the plane 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure" 6 is aflfront view of another telescoping members-permit theattachment to be Figures Bland 10fare cross-sectionalviews of Fig'urell2 isan end viewof the attachment;

Referring to Figure 1 itis seen thatjthe refer-, i i I ence'numeral l0 refersto a shirt havinga pocket: vAnother,objeotgotmy invention is to provide H.v 'I'he pocket II is :usually formed-of a piece of garment material 12 stitched to the front'of! terial l2 except atthe 'top. 1. Ordinarily, when Asseen in: Figures .2 and 3; the attachment is formed of a rod or fiat bar l5 made of a flexible; a resilient material; preferablyispring metal. t .The vide a pocket attachment that will kee the 5; length of the bar l5 should be atlleastequalto v U.3 Theback portions l'l of each of the fasteners I6 are 'mounted on the bar [5 and are provided Mg with' struckout points l8. Tfheiiront portions l M of 'thefastenersfi areprovidedwith a grommeter raised circular 1 opening 20 into which the points] 8 extend when'the fasteners are in the" closed" position; i The device illustrated in Figures tachment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. 1, 2 and 3 utilizes a fastener It at each end and 

